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September / 11/ 2024 Wednesday Life is about making choices. Once you make your choice, you must live with your decision.

  1. National Healthcare Security Administration: High-value medical consumables such as cochlear implants will be included in collective procurement. Through price negotiations and reimbursements, this has saved the public over 700 billion yuan.
  2. Official: In 2023, the average maternity allowance for female employees in China was 26,000 yuan. The government will push to explore direct disbursement of maternity benefits to female workers themselves.
  3. World Cup Qualifiers: China’s national football team lost 1-2 to Saudi Arabia, which was down to 10 men, continuing a 27-year winless streak against Saudi Arabia, and marking their first three consecutive defeats in five years. Official: 120 matches suspected of being fixed for illegal gambling have been investigated, with 44 people permanently banned from football.
  4. Huawei released the world’s first tri-fold smartphone: starting price 19,999 yuan, high-end version 23,999 yuan! Pre-orders have exceeded 4 million, and reselling at higher prices is reappearing.
  5. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Biosafety Act” targeting Chinese pharmaceutical companies. Industry experts fear this will worsen the U.S. “drug shortage.” Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Strong opposition to the U.S. unjustly suppressing Chinese companies. The U.S. House also passed a bill on the 9th attempting to ban new DJI drones from being sold in the U.S.
  6. The National People’s Congress reviewed a draft decision on delaying the retirement age. Experts explain: It is an inevitable choice to adapt to the new normal of population development.
  7. Taiwan media: On the night of the 10th, a Taiwanese Mirage 2000 fighter jet crashed into the sea, and the pilot’s status is unknown. Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense stated that the suspected cause of the crash was engine failure. Taiwan media: On the 6th day of detention, Ko Wen-je appeared at the Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office for questioning on the afternoon of the 10th, handcuffed, in prison uniform, and wearing slippers.
  8. Vietnamese media: As of the evening of the 10th, Typhoon “Morakot” had caused 127 deaths, 54 missing, and 764 injuries in Vietnam.
  9. On the afternoon of the 10th, SpaceX launched two male and two female astronauts into space, who will conduct the world’s first commercial spacewalk.
  10. On the 10th, Apple and Google lost lawsuits in Europe! Apple will pay 13 billion euros in taxes, and Google was fined 2.4 billion euros for abusing its monopoly.
  11. Foreign media: The European Union is reportedly reducing the proposed tariff increase on electric vehicle imports from China, lowering it from the proposed 9% to just under 8%.
  12. Kim Jong-un: To fully respond to any threatening actions by nuclear-armed hostile nations.
  13. Foreign media: On the evening of the 8th, the head of the Salvadoran National Police and 8 others died in a helicopter crash.
  14. Israeli Defense Minister: After more than 11 months of military operations, Hamas’ “military organization” in Gaza no longer exists. Israeli lawmaker: A full-scale war with Hezbollah is “a matter of days.”
  15. Foreign media: Russian forces are approaching a key city in eastern Ukraine. If it falls, Ukraine will almost lose control of the Donetsk region. Russian President Putin and Italian Prime Minister Meloni hope China will mediate the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China will continue to encourage peace talks. Ukrainian Prime Minister: Ukraine will double its weapons production in 2024 and plans to produce over 1 million drones by the end of the year.

[Insight] Life is about making choices. Once you make your choice, you must live with your decision.

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